Turquoise-tipped Darner, Rhionaeschna psilus, in Maricopa Co., AZ: new county record

The Turquoise-tipped Darner in Arizona is a rare species that is for the most part found in the southeast region of the state.

On 7 December 2014 Justin Jones found a male darner at the Phoenix Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area - see pictures below. This record is the first of the species in Maricopa Co., and the location is the northernmost where the darner has been observed to date in Arizona.